Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 61 · 40 questions

How to say it (Hear it, then spell it): Say the word in beats and count them. Watch for silent letters and for spellings with more than one sound. Say the weak syllables lightly, as “uh”.

1. 1.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) flower (b) break (c) won
3. 3.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) team (b) heavy (c) dream (d) sea
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) eat (c) feather
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) weather (b) break (c) teach
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) night (b) maid (c) right
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) sale (b) mail (c) not
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) steak (b) sweater (c) leaf
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) vocabulary (c) calculator
26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) knot
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.In “graph”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bear”? (a) knight (b) weak (c) bare
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) through (c) rough
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
36. 36.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) r (b) b (c) l
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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